Unfortunately, I do have another point to make. While I don't
aggree at all with hacking of any kind, I do want to make sure
that I bring up a point that Aprone made way back when castaways
whent multiplayer. We were all clammering for a multiplayer game,
and Aprone made it a point to write several messages informing us
that hacking *would* be a problem. He also foretold a situation
like this in which the developer has to fight a war with the
hackers. This, then, shouldn't come as a surprise to any of us.
----- 'Original Message -----
From: lenron brown <lenro...@gmail.com
To: Gamers Discussion list <gamers@audyssey.org
Date sent: Sat, 12 May 2012 19:00:20 -0500
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Swamp, a growing problem
you hackers stop hacking my favorite game. It is my blind mans
crack
and your messing it up
On 5/12/12, Dakotah Rickard <dakotah.rick...@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks, hackers, for ruining the world. Stop being stupid and
start
playing the game the way the rest of the people do, by shooting
zombies, rather than trying to type fast enough to outrace the
guy who
made this whole thing possible.
To Jeremy, I honestly don't kno0w what the people who are
hacking can
do to your stuff or to others' accounts, but unless and until
people
can interact more personally, it may be best to let them get
bored
rather than getting stressed out. If they can't do anything but
make
themselves look cool in a sad attempt to add meaning to their
pathetic
lives through cheating, maybe it's not worth fighting them, if
it's
going to stress you out, Jeremy.
Signed:
Dakotah Rickard
On 5/12/12, john <jpcarnemo...@comcast.net> wrote:
Wow. I didn't know it had gotten that bad. I just hope the new
measures are able to deal with the problem. Honestly, it's not
like you need to cheat in this.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Bartlett" <themusicalbre...@gmail.com
To: "'Gamers Discussion list'" <gamers@audyssey.org
Date sent: Sat, 12 May 2012 16:26:38 -0400
Subject: [Audyssey] Swamp, a growing problem
Those of you who have not been following the discussion on
audiogames.net
may be unaware that Jeremy/Aprone has had to devote increasing
time to
anti-hacking measures for Swamp. This has been escalating for
the last two
weeks and has substantially delayed new releases with more maps,
guns and
perhaps mission types. On AG, he expressed a completely
understandable
frustration that this is happening. He hasn't said he'll stop
developing
the game or for the community, but he has expressed
understanding
for those
who would.
Now you know I'm an Aprone fan-boy, but honestly this is
becoming
a serious
problem. A few bad actors are threatening access to the current
leader in
game popularity for reasons best known only to themselves. The
best way we
can minimize the problem is with information. I'm asking on
behalf of the
entire Swamp community that if you have information on persons
deliberately
seeking to cheat, hack or otherwise interfere with the proper
functioning of
the Swamp game, please contact Aprone and give him information.
The sad
truth is that in the arms race between offense and defense in
this arena,
the hacker always has the initiative, so software solutions
aren't likely to
be the way to solve this problem, but if we can bring social
pressure by
publicly outing the offenders, banning them from our
communities,
shunning
them personally and otherwise isolating them and removing any
support they
have, it may become more trouble than it's worth to them to
continue their
bad behavior.
It's said that sunshine is the most effective way to kill
mold/mildew.
Information and public knowledge may well serve the same purpose
in this
situation.
And if any people engaged in this behavior are reading this,
please know
that you have engaged the anger of an actual witch and magical
warrior.
Your belief is in what I say is immaterial, just know that
misfortune is
headed your way.
Christopher Bartlett, AKA the Mad Violinist
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